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Hannah Estifanos
Seven progressive Christian leaders win in midterms. Seven progressive Christian clergy or lay leaders who ran for office in the 2026 midterm elections won their races Nov. 3. (Baptist News Global)
‘A beautifully American story’: El-Sayed’s historic Senate victory resonates with Muslim Americans. The outcome “represents a historic turning point for American Muslim political engagement and a historic defeat for the politics of hate,” said Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. (Associated Press)
Is Brad Lander, a pro-Palestinian liberal Zionist heading to Congress, the future of Jewish Democrats? Lander’s victory in one of the country’s most Jewish congressional districts has raised questions about whether his approach could offer a new path for Jewish political leadership. (Religion News Service)
Bob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican. Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’ s door Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. (Associated Press)
Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI. With the help of the American Humanist Association, he asked for an accommodation under Title VII, a federal law that allows employees to ask for a change in their work requirements to comply with religious belief. (The Christian Century)
Each week in The Christian Citizen, we publish a Religion News Roundup with summaries of religion news stories and links for those who want to read more.
Thousands of volunteers build 108 stupas in a day in Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City. Buddhist masters from various schools and denominations and about 200,000 people from around the world congregated in Gelephu, Bhutan, on Sunday to witness volunteers erect 108 stupas in a single day. (Religion News Service)
Episcopal Bishops Curry and Rowe hold funeral service for enslaved Africans’ reinterment. The burial service was led by the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, the denomination’s presiding bishop, and the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, retired presiding bishop, and attended by descendants of people who were enslaved in Virginia. (Religion News Service)
From ‘model minority’ to target, anti-Indian hate on the rise. A 19-year-old man's alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in suburban Chicago last month is drawing attention to a recent and steep rise in anti-South Asian and anti-Hindu hate. (NPR News)
Origin of Stonehenge’s altar remains enigma as north-east Scotland theory ruled out. Geologists say they are getting closer to solving mystery as tests suggest stone may have come from elsewhere in Scotland, northern England or even Ireland. (The Guardian)
Supreme Court takes up religious liberty, LGBTQ rights in Catholic preschool case. At issue is whether a publicly funded Colorado preschool program violates the First Amendment’s free exercise clause because it requires that participating schools abide by a nondiscrimination policy. (National Catholic Reporter)
Hannah Estifanos is the copyeditor of The Christian Citizen.
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